Eric Heikkinen

Attached to this post is a small sampling of some of the video work that I’ve done over the past two years. The video includes clips from several short films such as “Molly and the Good Shepherd”, “Purgatory Inc.”, “Put Him in the Ground” and various projects from my time at Avid Technology producing web content.

The image included with this article is from three years ago when I was working on editing a project on set at a small corner store. I sat in the isle with my old Macbook importing P2 footage so that the director could check his shots before moving on to the next setup. Editing on set isn’t always a great idea, but one of the biggest benefits is having a second person there to check for continuity errors. If the script supervisor doesn’t catch it while filming I will most likely catch it when reviewing the footage. I’m a stickler for continuity, but at the same time I know that you shouldn’t sacrifice a great performance just because an actor had his shirt untucked in one shot but not the other.

Purgatory, Inc. was a short film written, directed and edited by myself two years ago. I wanted to wear as many hats as possible for this project so I ended up working all the way from pre production to post production. The story is about a man who shows up for a job interview, but ends up visiting the wrong office which ends up being purgatory. The film uses a lot of filming techniques that I had never tried in one of my own films before, including two dolly shots and a green screen segment. This was probably my favorite film to work on because I’m proud of being able to take on so many roles and try out new things.